Revelers wear costumes depicting various historical plagues as they celebrate Mardi Gras on February 16 in New Orleans.
Mardi Gras
The raucous celebrations of Mardi Gras were muted this year, thanks to the pandemic. But many still found ways to mark the holiday.
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Revelers pose for a photo as they celebrate Mardi Gras on February 16 in New Orleans.
An NOPD officers stands before an empty Bourbon Street on February 16 in New Orleans, after official festivities were cancelled.
After the traditional Mardi Gras parades were cancelled, many homeowners turned their facades into house floats, like this one seen in New Orleans on Feb. 14.
Costumed revelers on February 16 in New Orleans.
A house 'float' decorated for Mardi Gras in New Orleans on Feb. 16.
Revelers parade down Royal Street as they celebrate Mardi Gras on February 16 in New Orleans.
The colorful Mardi Gras House in the Bywater, New Orleans, is painted purple, green and gold.
Costumed revelers during Mardi Gras on Feb. 16 in New Orleans.
A New Orleans house incorporates the Bernie Sanders meme into its decorations for Mardi Gras on February 16.
A volunteer at a New Orleans church directs worshipers to the drive-through ashes line.
A churchgoer is administered ashes by Deacon Richard Brady in St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans on Feb. 17.